Naman Ramachandran U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has begun the negotiations process that will determine how much the annual TV license will cost, the proceeds of which currently fund the BBC and Welsh free-to-air broadcaster S4C.The license fee, which helps to keep the BBC commercial-free, makes up the bulk of the public broadcaster’s income, which, in the financial year 2019/20 was £3.5 billion ($4.6 billion).
The license fee currently costs £157.50 ($208.6) per household per year.The overall license fee model is guaranteed until the end of the BBC Charter period in 2027, but its reform from this point is something the government, particularly under Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has promised to look at.
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